HISTORY OF QUEBEC AND CANADA 
MODULE 1  
THE FRENCH EMPIRE IN  
NORTH AMERICA 
(Classification and chronological activities)  
 
 

1. CLASSIFY THE DATA BELOW ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES : 

A) Occupation of the territory 

  •  reasons for explorations 
  •  Cartier's voyages 
  •  geographic conditions 
B) The fur trade 
  • concepts of colonization 
  • mercantilism 
  • territorial and military consequences
C) Amerindian civilizations  
  •  sociocultural organization of the Amerindians 
  •  mutual influences 
1. From the Indians the French learned how to use canoes, snowshoes, and toboggans to travel in the woods. 

2. He travelled to Hochelaga and later that year he spent the winter at Stadacona. 

3. New France was a sparsely populated trading colony. 

4. The Algonquins obtained their food mainly by hunting, fishing, and gathering. 

5. The French and English formed military alliances with certain native groups. 

6. The extensive system of rivers and lakes favoured the exploration of the continent during the French regime. 

7. Their homes consisted of birchbark tents called wigwams. 

8. The Iroquois led a sedentary way of life. 

9. The power of a state was thought to depend on the amount of gold and silver that it had. 

10. As a result of these explorations the territory of New France was greatly increased. 

11. Missionaries encouraged settlement. 

12. Its social organization was known as a patriarchy where the man was the head of the family. 

13. Large numbers of native Indians died of European diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza. 

14. The St. Lawrence valley and the Great Lakes form one of three main entry routes to the continent. 

15. Many young French men liked to be coureurs des bois or voyageurs. 

16. The Europeans introduced the native populations to iron tools and weapons.. 

17. The search for gold and a new route to Asia were the primary reasons behind European explorations. 

18. Advanced sail design and navigational instruments made travel easier. 

19 Merchants did not favour large number of colonists coming because they considered them competitors. 

20. The colony of New France was a source of raw materials for France. 

21. Chartered companies obtained a monopoly on the fur trade but never fulfilled their obligations. 

22. In the 16th century, this French explorer undertook three voyages to North America. 

23. They had a matriarchal society and their principal economic activity was agriculture. 

24. The competition for this resource provoked military confrontations between the French and the English. 

25. He planted a cross at Gaspé and claimed the territory in the name of the king of France. 
 
 

2. CLASSIFY THE DATA BELOW ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES : 

  • Social  
  • Political  
  • Economic 
 

1. The colony of New France was a source of raw materials for France. 

2. Jacques Cartier claimed the territory in the name of the king of France. 

3. From the Indians the French learned how to use canoes, snowshoes, and toboggans to travel in the woods. 

4. Champlain made alliances with the Montagnais, the Algonquin, and the Huron people. 

5. Through their interactions, the Europeans and the Indians influenced one another both materially and culturally. 

6. New France was a colony based primarily on the fur trade. 

7. The development of New France was shaped by mercantilist policies. 

8. Algonquian women contributed to the tribe's food supply by gathering berries, edible roots, and other plants. 

9. Many young French men liked to work as coureurs des bois or voyageurs. 

10. For Native peoples, religion was present in every aspect of their daily lives. 

11. European states competed with one another to control products that would increase their trade. 

12. European diseases killed many of the Native peoples of North America. 

13. The charter of the Company of 100 Associates laid out French colonial policy. 

14. Missionaries tried to impose Christianity, which sought to change native beliefs. 

15. While Jacques Cartier was seeking gold and spices, he found fish and furs in the New World. 

16. Under the mercantile system, colonies existed to enrich the mother country. 

17. When Samuel de Champlain established a settlement at Acadia, a Black crewman, Mathieu Da Costa, who knew 
the Micmac language, acted as an interpreter for the French. 

18. By 1520, dozens of ships from Portugal, Spain, and France were crossing the Atlantic to fish for cod. 

19. Each Iroquoian clan had a war chief who determined war and defense strategy. 

20. In the early 17th century, the king of France became interested in setting up a colony in New France. 

21. Chartered companies obtained a monopoly in the fur trade. 

22. The King, the religious orders, and some colonizers wanted to settle people in the colony. 

23. Fur trading was the best way to make big profits in New France. 

24. The kings of Europe supported the explorations of the New World as it would give them more power. 

25. Part of the charter granted to the early companies stated that a company had the authority and obligation to govern the colony. 
 
 
 

3. FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS INDICATE THE LETTER OF THE CHRONOLOGICAL 
PERIOD. 

  

                                              A)                       B)                        C)                           D)  

                               /____________/____________/____________/____________/  

                          1500                     1550                   1600                  1650                      1700 
 

1. Charter granted to the Company of 100 Associates_____ 

2. Jacques Cartier's second voyage to North America _____ 

3. The arrival of the first missionaries to New France _____ 

4. LaSalle's exploration of the Mississippi River to its mouth in Louisiana _____ 

5. Champlain's settlement at Quebec _____ 

6. The end of chartered company rule in New France_____ 

7. The destruction of Huronia by the Iroquois _____ 

8. Magellan's trip around the world _____ 

9. Founding of the Hudson's Bay Company _____ 

10. Giovanni da Verrazanno's voyage to North America _____ 
 
 
 
 

4. PLACE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN THEIR CORRECT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 

  • Samuel de Champlain's settlement at Acadia                    _____ 
  • Jacques Cartier's first trip to America                                 _____ 
  • Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World          _____ 
  • Cartier's trip up the St. Lawrence River            _____ 
  • Cartier's exploration of the Gaspé peninsula   _____ 
  • Cartier spends the winter at Stadacona           _____ 
  • Champlain's alliance with the Huron and the Algonquin natives      _____ 
  • The creation of the Company of 100 Associates                                 _____ 
  • The destruction of Huronia by the Iroquois                                         _____ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CORRECTION KEY 
 

1. CLASSIFY THE DATA BELOW ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES : 

A) Occupation of the territory 

  •  reasons for explorations:  17, 18
  •  Cartier's voyages:              2, 22, 25
  •  geographic conditions:    6, 14
B) The fur trade 
  • concepts of colonization: 3, 11, 15, 19, 21
  • mercantilism: 9, 20
  • territorial and military consequences: 5, 10, 24
C) Amerindian civilizations  
  • sociocultural organization of the Amerindians: 4, 7, 8, 12, 23
  • mutual influences: 1, 13, 16
 

2. CLASSIFY THE DATA BELOW ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES : 

  • Social:          3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 22  
  • Political:      2, 4, 13, 19, 20, 24, 25 
  • Economic:   1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 21, 23 
 
 
3.INDICATE THE LETTER OF THE CHRONOLOGICAL PERIOD. 

1. C                                  6.  

2. A                                  7. C 

3. C                                  8. A 

4. D                                 9. D 

5. C                                10. A 
 

4. PLACE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN THEIR CORRECT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 

  • Samuel de Champlain's settlement at Acadia                        3
  • Jacques Cartier's first trip to America                                   
  • Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World              1
  • Cartier's trip up the St. Lawrence River            2
  • Cartier's exploration of the Gaspé peninsula   1
  • Cartier spends the winter at Stadacona           3
  • Champlain's alliance with the Huron and the Algonquin natives       1
  • The creation of the Company of 100 Associates                                 2
  • The destruction of Huronia by the Iroquois                                          
 

  

  
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